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Season 17 • 09/18/2012

"Joseph Anton" author Salmon Rushdie recommends avoiding a death sentence from Ayatollah Khomeini.

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05:41

Hope and Change 2 - Last Week This Week
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Discrepancies arise in Fox News's coverage of the Republican National Convention and its Democratic counterpart.
09/07/2012
05:24

Kofi Annan
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Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan implies the Russians and Chinese aren't the real impediments to effective international action in Syria.
09/17/2012
03:32

Actual Democalypse 2012 - Islam's Growing Pains
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John Oliver considers Islam's relatively young age as compared with other major religions, and predicts it will grow out of this awkward phase in half a millennium or so.
09/17/2012
02:20

Moment of Zen - Bill O'Reilly Likes Jon Stewart
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Bill O'Reilly announces a forthcoming debate; an old fashioned duel of wits complete with podiums and crazy straws.
09/17/2012
05:17

Actual Democalypse 2012 - Conservatives Rethink Middle Eastern Democracy
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Amid escalating Middle Eastern violence, conservative pundits question their own recent positions promoting democracy in places without any values for civilized society.
09/17/2012
03:55

Actual Democalypse 2012
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"The Innocence of Muslims," a dumb Internet video made by some a**hole and promoted by Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones, incites violence across the Middle East.
09/17/2012
01:59

The Millionaire Gaffemaker - Mitt Romney's Bed Head
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Addressing a leaked video, Mitt Romney's words say "No big deal, I want to help all Americans," but his eyes and body language say "Holy s**t, we're all gonna die."
09/18/2012
00:36

Moment of Zen - Mr. Burns Speaks at the Springfield Republican Party Headquarters
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Mr. Burns echoes Mitt Romney's sentiments concerning the 47% of Americans who don't pay income tax.
09/18/2012
06:38

The Millionaire Gaffemaker
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The Romney campaign's reboot is spoiled by footage of Mitt Romney talking to donors in a manner you would imagine cartoon rich people talk about cartoon poorer people.
09/18/2012
03:42

The Millionaire Gaffemaker - Minority Benefits
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In an America where Latinos have the advantage, Al Madrigal and Jessica Williams express admiration for Mitt Romney's accomplishments as an underprivileged, rich, white male.
09/18/2012
07:49

Salman Rushdie
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"Joseph Anton" author Salman Rushdie remembers the moment he learned of Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa, and also discusses the a**hole behind "Innocence of Muslims."
09/18/2012
02:14

Chaos on Bulls**t Mountain - Video Distractions
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Fox News suggests media coverage of leaked Romney fundraiser footage distracts from real issues, like a 14-year-old video featuring Barack Obama.
09/19/2012
03:54

Chaos on Bulls**t Mountain - The Entitlement Society
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Fox News argues enough is enough with Obama's "entitlement society," but not for welfare queens like ExxonMobil, AT&T and GE, which live off the government dole.
09/19/2012
04:59

Chaos on Bulls**t Mountain
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In the 48 hours since the Romney video first gained wide exposure, turd containment crews at Fox News have been working overtime on Bulls**t Mountain.
09/19/2012
03:09

Finger-Pointing Blame Game
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At the conventions in Tampa and Charlotte, the Best F#@king News Team Ever saw a real desire to rise above the vitriolic partisan finger-pointing of the other party.
09/19/2012
00:32

Moment of Zen - Mitt Romney's Boyhood Dreams
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Mitt Romney learns that childhood dreams do come true.
09/20/2012
06:19

Bill Clinton Pt. 2
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Bill Clinton reveals the Clinton Global Initiative's high-profile guest list and how it's a nexus for future partnerships between government, NGOs, and private industry.
09/20/2012
03:18

Screwing Private Ryan
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Senator Tom Coburn led the GOP charge against America's fighting men and women as 40 senators voted to block the Veterans Jobs Corps Act.
09/20/2012
07:25

Bill Clinton Pt. 1
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Bill Clinton shares the fact-based aim of his Democratic National Convention speech and his reliance on evidence over ideology.
09/20/2012
00:17

Moment of Zen - Jill Biden's Perspective
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Jill Biden sees her husband Joe in a way the rest of America cannot.
09/25/2012
07:39

Democalypse 2012 - Every Which Way But Lucid
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Barack Obama is the luckiest dude on the planet because the guy he's running against appears to be getting dumber the closer it gets to the election.
09/25/2012
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